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Government debt in France

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France's government debt is 115.50 % — #117 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

115.50%

Checked 22 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 1.2 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in France over time

115.50 %68.40 %21.30 %21.30 % · 19801980: 21.30 %1981: 22.60 %1982: 26.20 %1983: 27.70 %1984: 30.20 %1985: 31.90 %1986: 32.40 %1987: 34.80 %1988: 34.70 %1989: 35.50 %1990: 36.80 %1991: 37.80 %1992: 41.70 %1993: 48.20 %1994: 51.60 %1995: 57.80 %1996: 60.60 %1997: 62.00 %1998: 62.10 %1999: 61.40 %2000: 59.70 %2001: 59.30 %2002: 61.30 %2003: 65.40 %2004: 66.90 %2005: 68.20 %2006: 65.40 %2007: 65.50 %2008: 69.80 %2009: 84.10 %2010: 86.30 %2011: 88.70 %2012: 91.70 %2013: 94.60 %2014: 96.20 %2015: 97.00 %2016: 98.10 %2017: 98.80 %2018: 98.50 %2019: 98.20 %2020: 114.90 %2021: 112.80 %2022: 111.40 %2023: 109.50 %2024: 112.60 %2025: 115.50 %198020032025115.50 %
46 official observations, 1980 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#117 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
6 %
8 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 2.90 pp
since 2024
Full series
▲ 94.20 pp
since 1980

In Europe: #35 of 37vs median 54.70 %: +60.80 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %France: ahead of 6 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtFrance 115.50 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. France is ahead of 6 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs France
115 Belgium107.90 %−7.60 pp
116 Canada113.60 %−1.90 pp
117 France115.50 %—
118 United States124.40 %+8.90 pp
119 Italy137.10 %+21.60 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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